DNC Pessimistic About Wisconsin Recall?

John McCormack

“We are frustrated by the lack of support from the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Governors Association,” a top Wisconsin Democratic Party official tells me. “Scott Walker has the full support and backing of the Republican Party and all its tentacles. We are not getting similar support.”

“Considering that Scott Walker has already spent $30 million and we’re even in the polls, this is a winnable race,” the Wisconsin Dem continues. “We can get outspent two to one or five to one. We can’t get spent 20 to one.”

According to the Wisconsin Dem, the party has asked the DNC for $500,000 to help with its massive field operation. While the DNC has made generally supportive noises, the money has not been forthcoming, the official says — with less than a month until the June 5th recall election. The DNC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Both conservatives and liberals have touted the Wisconsin recall election as the second most important election in 2012. So why would the DNC, which has already raised $175 million this election cycle, be so stingy? Could the internal polling look bad enough that the DNC doesn't want to drop a measly $500,000?